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. 2021 Jun 14;5(1):e133. doi: 10.1017/cts.2021.800

Table 6.

Examples of hubs engaging underrepresented minorities in COVID-19 research

Institution Theme Five Activities
Johns Hopkins University Community Research Advisory Council provided input on study design, implementation and communications, developed Hope Registry to support COVID-19 study
SOCCER Multi-institutional partnership with local COVID-19 research response groups engaged community expertise in devising and conducting COVID-related research, including COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials
Stanford Medicine Office of Community Engagement Partnered with community for research recruitment in diverse racial/ethnic, especially Latinx communities
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Provided technical support in developing COVID-19-related community-engaged research
University of Florida Continued to recruit participants to its HealthStreet cohort for linkage to all University of Florida research studies
University of California-San Francisco Assembled a dedicated COVID-19 Research Patient and Community Advisory Board
USC Worked with its Filipino community advisory board to transform an in-person randomized control trial to online participation, which was projected to allow a broader reach in California

SOCCER, Southern California Consortium of Community Engagement Resources (University of California-Irvine, University of California – Los Angeles, University of California – San Diego, University of Southern California, Scripps Health)